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eight pence Sterling a year. The increase of ten pounds 

 in the yearly rental whicli is tlius apparent was to meet 

 tbe aunuity of tbe same amount, just mentioned, which 

 was, however, to revert to the farmer on the death of 

 the annuitants. The terms of the lease in other respects 

 were similar to those of the former, It was dated at the 

 House of S. John at Clerkenwell, 24th April, 1516 * 



It will be recoUected that, by the conditions of the previ- 

 ous leases, there was an express reservation of the wood, 

 underwood, and reparations of buildings. An indenture 

 was made between Thomas Docwra, Prior of the Hospital 

 of S. John of Jerusalem in England, and bis brethren 

 Knights of the same on the one part, and Henry Thornton, 

 farmer of thelr Commandry of Bukeland, gentleman, on 

 the other, by which the former covenanted, bargained, and 

 sold for the residue of bis lease unto the said Henry and 

 bis assigns all their wood and underwood lying, standing, 

 and growing in their wood within the lordsbip of Hals, 

 called Hals wood, containing by estimation 40 acres, save 

 and except two trees of "oke" in the same wood, of the 

 best " okes " that will and may serve for timber for the said 

 Prior and bis brethren, and their succe^sors. For this 

 concession the said Henry paid £20 Sterling, with which 

 the said Prior confessed himself to be well and truly 

 satlsfied and contented. It was agreed that the said Henry 

 Thornton should repair and maintain at bis own cost all 

 manner of the houses and buildings ; that it should be 

 lawful for the said Henry to stub and grub all tbe said 

 wood and underwood ; and that he , might, if he pleascd, 

 without impeachment of waste or destruction, alter, trans- 

 posc and cbange such houses and buildings, provided that 



* MS. Cütt. Clauil. E. XI., flf. clxiib, clxiii, clxiii b. 

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